The Washington critic., 1887-06-20
TIE SUBURBAN HANDICAP.
Eurus Surprises Everyone by Running
Away from the Field.

Eurus surprises Everyone by Running
Away from the Field.
The track al Sheepshcad on Saturday was
very heavy from the rain OF the previous
day. Mr.. Pierre Lorillard was among the
first to look at the track before the odds
were ohalked up on the bookmakers' states.
lie shook his head over the prospect, while
another veteran exclaimed, "Oh, it's fear
ful !" The twenty thoroughbreds paraded
in line, with their riders, before facing the
starter. 1t was an unusual sight, the first
Of the kind ever seen at Sheepshead Bay,
and 1t drew rounds of applause. The lluc
stretched out nearly furlong as the horses
walked along about length apart. A
mighty roar OF voices rolled over toward
the ocean when Starter Caldwell opened the
battle by dropping his red flag to an uneven
start
Eurus, Ten Booker, Pasha, Ori1amme
and Grimaldi charged ahead In the front
rsnk, and when the eyes OF the watchers
looked behind the horses that were bursting
out In front, they saw the orange and blue
colors OF Mr.. llaggin on Ben All, and the
white and orange colOrs OF Mr.. Scott on
Quito, at stanlstill aud out OF the fight
Mclaughlin was on Ben All and Garrison
was on Quito, the rival Jockeys, that only
two days before followers OF races feared
would not be able to ride. The wild shout
that greeted the start now changed TO sui.
len rumblings, and then all ewes were
turned again to the horses that were pluug-
ing on through the mud In the pitless race.
The red, white and blue colors OF Mr..
Cassatt on Eurus flashed past the stand,
leading length and half In the national
race as the horses entered the second fur
long. Stout Richmond, that had become a
strong favorite when IL became really known
that none OF the great stars would compete,
was going like giant In second place, sup
ported by Pasha, ilcet.footed Oriflamme aud
tough and staying Wickham, while reserves
were moving forward from the rear. The
red, white and blue colors We're carried
safely at the van round the turn to the back
stretch, getting further out into the light as
they neared the far turn.
On the run to this turn Richmond began
falling back, beaten, and Grimall moved
forward with Pasha, Wickham and Orr
famine, with grim determination to draw
the leader back into the ruck The bearer
OF the red, white and blue dashed on with
his hcartbreaking stride, and wild shouts
greeted him when he whirlcd into the home
stretch with two lengths of daylight be.
hind him. Pasha had collapsed, and all the
Others were in trouble when the flight came
along the straight.
Young Orinamme buckled In now to head
oil the leader, and made a game and fast
rush to reach him, but he, too, died away
Dear home, while Eurus kept up his victori-
Gus stride, winning the race ten lengths
ahead OF Orinamme, Wickham coming In
third, two lengths behind Oriilamme.
Eurus ran the mile and quarter In 2:l2, a
quarter Of a second faster than Trouba-
dour's time last year.
The winner was hailed with deafening
nWNI al,E 4
Cassatts popular colors over the winning
line. Eurus is compact, stoutly-built
racing son Of Eolus and Majestic. He
never raced as a two.year-old. A year ago
last spring, when three .year.old, he
started eleven times, winning the Willard
Hotel stakes at the Washington spring
meeting aud the Annual IIomebred stakes
at Baltimore. This year he started five
times previous to yesterday, winning the
Croton Handicap In Jerome Park. Mr.
Cassatt bought the colt last spring from
Major boswell OF Virginia.